What are the symptoms of night sweats due to kidney deficiency

Night sweats are a symptom that many people experience in daily life. Night sweats are unconscious and abnormal sweating that occurs at night when sleeping. The night sweats stop after waking up. Most people go to the pharmacy to buy medicine when they have night sweats. The pharmacy staff will say that night sweats are caused by kidney deficiency and will recommend some kidney-tonifying medicines. In fact, this is a very wrong practice. There are many reasons for night sweats. You cannot take medicine blindly. You must check the cause and treat it symptomatically.

Let’s consult an expert to find out whether there is a certain relationship between night sweats and kidney deficiency!

1. The symptoms of kidney deficiency should be explained from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, night sweats may be caused by qi deficiency or yin deficiency. If the night sweats are caused by qi deficiency, it is generally due to poor vasodilator function, which can be adjusted with Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. Night sweats caused by insufficient heart blood, palpitations and insomnia should be treated with blood nourishing and heart nourishing, and Guipi Decoction should be used for treatment. If it is caused by yin deficiency, the body will have dryness and heat, and there will also be night sweats. At this time, Liuwei Dihuang Pills can be used to improve it. Night sweats caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and fever in the five hearts, should be treated with nourishing yin and reducing fire, and Danggui Liuhuang Decoction should be used. However, it is still recommended to make a differential diagnosis by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner before taking medicine to improve the condition.

2. There are two types of night sweats due to kidney deficiency: one is physiological and the other is pathological. Modern medicine believes that children have a high metabolism, are active and lively, and tend to sweat more than adults, which is a physiological phenomenon. The name of the certificate comes from "Golden Chamber Essentials". "The Pulse Symptoms and Treatment of Blood Stasis and Deficiency", also known as Nocturnal Sweats. It refers to sweating after falling asleep and stopping after waking up. Most of them are symptoms of deficiency and fatigue, especially those with yin deficiency. For details, please see the sections on night sweats due to asthenia and night sweats due to yin deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "Yin deficiency causes night sweats" and "Yang deficiency causes spontaneous sweating."

3. Low back pain caused by kidney deficiency is often manifested as persistent low back pain, constant soreness and weakness, which is relieved by pressing and kneading, accompanied by weakness in the legs and knees, which is aggravated by fatigue and often recurs. If the patient is mainly deficient in kidney yang, he will be accompanied by pale complexion, dry hands and feet, pale tongue, and deep and thin pulse; if the patient is mainly deficient in kidney yin, he will be accompanied by restlessness and insomnia, dry mouth and throat, flushed complexion, hot hands and feet, red tongue, and thin and thin pulse. Good results can be achieved by using kidney disease diet conditioning methods to treat kidney deficiency and low back pain. If you have night sweats due to kidney deficiency, you should also be alert to whether the night sweats are caused by other reasons to avoid misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment.